The first data were collected for 2000-01; this was considered a pilot year. The data from 2001-02 onwards contain information about alcohol and other drug treatment services; the clients who use these services; the types of drug problems for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided. Publications, Summary Tables, Statistics, Data cubes
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The Dementia in Australia Online Report and Downloadable Data Tables provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, including the latest statistics on dementia prevalence, burden of disease, deaths, expenditure, as well as the use of health and aged care services among people with dementia and information on carers of people with dementia. Its key findings are based on AIHW’s re‑analysis of ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) microdata, supplemented by additional health and aged‑care datasets.
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Summary statistics on key mental health issues including national and state and territory estimates of prevalence of mental disorders. Summary statistics on key mental health issues including national and state and territory estimates of prevalence of mental disorders. Cross-sectional only, carer identification only in microdata, results for carers not published
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The Australian Burden of Disease Database contains aggregate burden of disease metrics from the Australian Burden of Disease Study. This includes: years of life lost (YLL) years lived with disability (YLD) disability-adjusted life years (DALY) for over 200 diseases and injuries. It also includes estimates of attributable burden (DALY) for around 20 individual risk factors. Publications, Summary tables published in electronic form
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Every two years Carers NSW, together with the Australian State and Territory Carer Organisations, conducts a comprehensive survey to better understand what carers want and need.
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The Australian Cancer Database (ACD) contains data about all new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia since 1 January 1982, excluding basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. Publications, Summary Tables, Statistics
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The Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia
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The Model of Care Data Set (MoC DS) is a national collection of data about the maternity models of care available at each maternity service.
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